Needed: less public relations blather and more pitchforks
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No Seat at the Table: Steven Greenhouse on Labor’s Silenced Voice
A veteran labor reporter finds hope for unions in boycotts, minimum-wage campaigns, and strikes.
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How Amazon Controls Its Marketplace
Amazon’s dominance doesn’t merely rely on competing with sellers on its platform. It extracts a deep cut from every transaction, at the expense of sellers and customers.
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How Corporate Welfare Hurts You
When corporations get special handouts from the government, we have to pay more in taxes to make up for these hidden tax breaks, subsidies, and loopholes.
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The SEC Remains a Secondary Concern to Chuck Schumer
The Senate Minority Leader mismanaged an appointment to the agency last year, keeping a Democratic seat open for months. Will he do the same again?
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America’s Real Divide Isn’t Left vs. Right. It’s Democracy vs. Oligarchy.
The only way to overcome the oligarchy and Trump’s divide-and-conquer strategy is for the rest of us to join together and win America back.
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At Netroots Nation, a Worker’s Voice Spoke Volumes
Sarah Woodhams, a laid-off Toys “R” Us employee, highlighted the schemes of private equity, to a somewhat baffled Julián Castro.
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The Four Biggest Conservative Lies About Inequality
America’s lurch toward widening inequality can be reversed. But doing so will require bold political steps.
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The General Store of the U.S.A.
Do Walmart and Amazon’s logistics triumphs reveal a path forward for a centrally planned economy?
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The “Center” of American Politics Is on the Left
More Americans want a robust social safety net than you might think.